Hello, Heir

Si Zhengting had seen Zhuang Nainai walk into the Corporation, so he was very sure she was here at work.

After entering the President’s VIP elevator with Ji Chen, his gaze rested on the button to the 18th floor.

He thought about how she must have slept in the small house for the whole day. As he imagined her sitting in the bus on the way to work, groggy and sleepy, he suddenly felt a wave of worry for her health.

The old traditional Chinese medicine practitioner had said that her body was weak, and she had to take care to nourish it.

He shouldn’t have let Ji Chen call her; he should have let her rest for a few days to get enough sleep.

At the thought of this, his gaze, which was on Ji Chen, darkened immediately.

The heaviness of the gaze was too much for Ji Chen to bear. With trepidation, he said, “Sir, when TZ left, she gave me her office. I just realized that I’ve got to go get something. Would you want to make a trip with me to the 18th floor?”

Si Zhengting listened, his gaze cold.

Just when Ji Chen was anxiously worrying that he had just guessed the intentions of his boss wrongly, Si Zhengting raised his hand and pressed the button to the 18th floor.

Ji Chen was speechless.

The lift having arrived on the 18th floor, Si Zhengting barely took a few steps out of the lift when he spotted a few female employees huddled together and speaking in hushed tones.

He was about to ignore them entirely, but they were getting increasingly worked up, and the volume of their conversation rose. Without them knowing, their voices had already reached his ears.

“Why did Zhuang Nainai steal the design drafts for the Gu Corporation? Was it because of money?”

“Look at the clothes she’s wearing today! How could it be that she had any financial gain?”

“Unless… someone’s got something on her?”

“I say, Zhuang Nainai might be having some hanky-panky going on with the president of the Gu Corporation!”

“Whoa! Isn’t that man already over 50 years old?”

“What’s wrong with being 50? Haven’t you heard of the idea of being a godfather?”

The comments were getting harsher. Si Zhengting halted his steps, his face dark.

Ji Chen thought, Do these women think they’re dying too slowly?

Feeling the rage of Mr. Si building, he stepped forward, intending to warn the few female employees. At that same moment, however, there was a creaking sound, and a small frame emerged from the stairwell behind the group of women.

She had her back facing all of them, but even so, Ji Chen was still able to recognize that it was Madam!

Good lord!

Ji Chen thought, Madam must be so upset hearing all those nasty comments about her!

Was Madam going to cry out of anger?

Ji Chen turned around to look at Si Zhengting. Mr. Si was going to have a heartache again!

A pity he didn’t manage to catch Si Zhengting’s expression of tenderness. Instead… why was Mr. Si’s facial expression so odd?

Having thought this, he finally decided to stand where he was and watch the spectacle together with Mr. Si.

As Ji Chen observed more, his facial expression began morphing strangely as well.

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With the door between her and her naysayers, Zhuang Nainai clenched her fists tightly as she heard their accusations.

These people were so undiscerning, so thoughtless! And now they were talking about her behind her back!

Zhuang Nainai’s heart was smoldering with rage.

She was never one to swallow injustices and sell herself short. The last time she had refrained from opposing Leader Zhang was because she had been afraid to bring the matter to Si Zhengting. But now… she had already fallen out with Si Zhengting, so there were no reservations to be held any longer.

Curling her lips, Zhuang Nainai pushed open the staircase door.